Confrontation: Why We Don’t And How We Should

It seems like I’ve been besieged lately with confrontation opportunities (as even the thought of the day notices). Naturally, we all have situations in our daily lives where we observe people either irritating us, violating some social rule, sinning, or even breaking the law. Sadly, in my opinion, most of us fail to confront people when such things happen. The reasons why we avoid confrontation are fairly obvious: fear, laziness, expectation of failure, etc. But the Bible is pretty emphatic about the importance of confronting people effectively and lovingly. So, tonight I’d like to hear your stories of confrontations handled well, handled poorly, or avoided as we talk about how and why to confront people.

Bible References: Lev 19:16-18, Deut 19:15, Matt 5: 21-26, Matt 6:9-15, Matt 18:15-20, Luke 12:56-59, Luke 17:1-10, John 13:34-35, John 15:12, John 15:17, 1 Cor 6:1-8, 1 Cor 13:4, 2 Cor 13:1, Gal 6:1-3, 1 Thess 5:14-15, 2 Thess 3:6, 2 Thess 3:14-16, 1 Tim 5:19, 1 John 2:8-11, 1 John 3:15, 1 John 4:19-21, James 5:19-20